There's something about waking up in someone else's bed...

I've been lucky enough to crash at my friend Paul Pope's place in the village while he's out of town, and it's given me this incredible sense of living in New York. But still there's that alienating feeling that comes from being a stranger in a strange place.

I find that it most often affects me right before I wake up. When I start to tumble out of sleep, but still have the haze of the night draped over me. I think that dreams in this dawn of consciousness are the most powerful. I remember this morning seeing a list in my mind; it looked like an e-mail in-box, but instead of messages, the list was of dreams I had while sleeping.

Once I became aware that my dreams were listed out for me to simply read, I focused my eyes on them. I couldn't read the words. Maybe they were written in Paul's strange Martian language, examples of which hang all over his apartment. Maybe they were simply out of focus. Whatever the case, items slowly started to be removed from the list. Then it occurred to me that I wasn't looking at an in-box -- it was an out-box of items that were about to be sent.

When my dreams were sent away, I did not wake. Instead I became aware of everything in the room, which had changed into cool elements of precision. The air mattress I slept on was now a stainless steel table. The folds in my body were straight lines. Parallel to my body, a polished red stripe lacquered the four walls. Everything was so precise.

The Emmy Awards are tonight. I mentioned to some of you that it would be broadcast on TV. Here's the scoop: "Portions of the ceremony will be broadcast on “Pulse,” the G4techTV cable network news program, on November 19th at 10 PM ET/PT."

At the very least, stay tuned tomorrow to hear the announcement on this site. Three nominations, but all I want is one statue!